DPWH district engineer, staff ordered dismissed

LEGAZPI CITY: The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of a Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) official and his former staff in Iloilo City connected with the alleged bidding scam of a P9-million Iloilo-Jaro Diversion road project in 2009.

The Ombudsman also ordered the cancellation of the eligibility, forfeiture of retirement benefits and perpetual disqualification from holding public office of the said officials.

Castillo readily vacated his district office at Dimasalang town in Masbate said Bicol DPWH legal officer Oliver Rodulfo, who was tasked to oversee the implementation of the order.

Rodulfo said Castillo’s dismissal from service stemmed from his case as district engineer officer-in-charge of the Iloilo District Engineering office on the alleged bidding scam of the Iloilo-Jaro Diversion road project.

The Ombudsman found out that the DPWH officials did not hold a public bidding for the project.